beach party and military coup
Well it has been an interesting few days. Was partying hard on Haad Rin Sunrise Beach (the full moon party beach) last night when Mum texted to tell the news about the coup.
Soon we were all getting texts and info. Some people were freaking out about how to get home, a Canadian girl seemed to think the army would be rolling into Koh Phangan and all were wondering what this means for tourists.
Boats stopped running between the islands because of it, but news is very slow to filter down here - the Bangkok Post is always delivered late in the evening.
My journo nouse is telling me to get up to Bangkok but by the time I manage the 12 hour trip, I wonder if it will all have petered out somewhat.
Becky and I left Samui's Mae Nam beach on Tuesday lunchtime and took a local ferry to Haad Rin beach. We found a cell near the beach for the night and spent the afternoon on the cloudy but pretty beach.
We had decided this would be our party night - it is the Full Moon party beach after all - so got stuck into some Sangsom and visited a few bars for cocktails.
Then we went down to Cactus Bar on the beach and sat on the mats on the sand and met a Canadian guy Mark and a big group of people. Becky threw a bit of a strop and left at about 11pm but I stayed with the group and then Canadian girl Amber and I got chatting to some Brit guys, Cian, Scott and Joe and stuck with them and another girl Daisy who rocked up.
The were all travelling solo and had met up so it was really nice for us all to get together. We went up to the Mellow Mountain Bar and then headed back to Cactus Bar where everyone was dancing on the beach. It is hard to imagine such a small, pretty bay holding 10,000 people on Full Moon nights. The pitures show a lot of rubbish and very spaced out people!
According to old timers, Haad Rin has changed dramatically even in the last two or three years, with more developments and Samui-style bars.
I was glad to be going somewhere quieter, and this morning Becky and I took the local boat up the coast to Thong Nai Pen Noi. It is an idyllic beach and much less crowded and built up although everything is pretty expensive - including this internet - so apologies for lack of emails to everyone.
We plan to stay here for at least three nights and then we may party company for a bit. We have a bungalow on the mountainside - very pretty but bit pricey so we shall see how long we stay. For now, a bit of rest and relaxation are in order. Lets just hope the sun starts shining properly tomorrow...
Soon we were all getting texts and info. Some people were freaking out about how to get home, a Canadian girl seemed to think the army would be rolling into Koh Phangan and all were wondering what this means for tourists.
Boats stopped running between the islands because of it, but news is very slow to filter down here - the Bangkok Post is always delivered late in the evening.
My journo nouse is telling me to get up to Bangkok but by the time I manage the 12 hour trip, I wonder if it will all have petered out somewhat.
Becky and I left Samui's Mae Nam beach on Tuesday lunchtime and took a local ferry to Haad Rin beach. We found a cell near the beach for the night and spent the afternoon on the cloudy but pretty beach.
We had decided this would be our party night - it is the Full Moon party beach after all - so got stuck into some Sangsom and visited a few bars for cocktails.
Then we went down to Cactus Bar on the beach and sat on the mats on the sand and met a Canadian guy Mark and a big group of people. Becky threw a bit of a strop and left at about 11pm but I stayed with the group and then Canadian girl Amber and I got chatting to some Brit guys, Cian, Scott and Joe and stuck with them and another girl Daisy who rocked up.
The were all travelling solo and had met up so it was really nice for us all to get together. We went up to the Mellow Mountain Bar and then headed back to Cactus Bar where everyone was dancing on the beach. It is hard to imagine such a small, pretty bay holding 10,000 people on Full Moon nights. The pitures show a lot of rubbish and very spaced out people!
According to old timers, Haad Rin has changed dramatically even in the last two or three years, with more developments and Samui-style bars.
I was glad to be going somewhere quieter, and this morning Becky and I took the local boat up the coast to Thong Nai Pen Noi. It is an idyllic beach and much less crowded and built up although everything is pretty expensive - including this internet - so apologies for lack of emails to everyone.
We plan to stay here for at least three nights and then we may party company for a bit. We have a bungalow on the mountainside - very pretty but bit pricey so we shall see how long we stay. For now, a bit of rest and relaxation are in order. Lets just hope the sun starts shining properly tomorrow...
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